Art exhibit to continue over Sunday in Amarillo
The exhibit features paintings by J B Willie shown at the West Towns State Teachers College. Local officials and Mrs Willis invite patrons to view the collection, with a sale chance and a prospective donation to the Potter County library.
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J.B Willie
Amarilla
West Towns
Willis
Elowde
Ma Pale Dare Canyon
Bale
Lebbeck
Vitors
Capitel Hotel
Commertion
Willie
Amarillo
Hibo
Kia
Chicago mayor promises reform with house to house beer sweep
Chicago politics signal reform after a primary defeat. Officials vow tight controls, hunting slot machines and gambling with a door to door canvass. Frank J. Loesch ordered to explain remarks accusing judges of leniency as six Cook County judges hear the case. Judge Thomes Baylor to preside. In New York Ira Hil marries Doris Godwin, while Kathryn Carver’s remarriage news lingers.
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Frank J. Loesch
Chicago Crime Commission
Criminal Court
Cook County
Thomes Baylor
Tack's Revised Program for Amarillo Prosperity
A city plan listing aims for Amarillo including more hotels, rooming houses, apartments, groceries, milk, and trolleys. lower living costs and utility rates. a municipal pool and golf course. new courts and depots. expanded streets and water access. harsher crime penalties and economic growth measures.
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Wiadect
Amarilla
Neu
Bivins Lake
San A
Afl Eastround
Hiawite
Pew Industries
Amarillo
Bivinstede
Vale Dors Canyons
Amaritale and the storm news from Amarillo Globe
The Globe notes flooding and storm damage, delivery woes, and ongoing civic concerns in Amarillo. Letters recount a wartime China stay and Peeping Tom warnings, while local issues include cockroach extermination, newspaper distribution, and a charity rocking chair appeal for a disabled neighbor.
Fire limit ban hits carnival shows in city
City officials enforce an ordinance restricting entertainment within fire limits stretching from Garfield to Washington streets and north to North. Vernon shows and Hrwnk's comedians barred from Fourth and Grant and Poorth and Jefferson sites. J George Love acts previously allowed after protest. Bartlett says future violations will be strict.
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C. A. Vernon
Tri-State Fair
Fourth
Grant Streets
Hrwnk
Poorth and
Jefferson
Tri-State
Vernon
Garfield Street
Washington Street
J. George Love
Fourth and
Jefferson Street
Bartlett
Legion Boys
Mr. Bartlett
Amusing reader letters to Tack from Altus Oklahoma
A collection of humorous and personal notes addressed to colonel Erasmus Tack from Altus readers. Writers praise the Amarillo Globe column, share jokes, complain about coverage, mention poke salad nostalgia, and offer to visit or mail recipes and corn bread ideas.
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Erasmus
Amarillo Globe
Slep
Bill Scheimagen
Mr. A. Tack
Glebe
City
Tack
Colum
Crossword Puzzle Clue List With Purzle Theme
Purzle features three unkeyed letters plus one eight letter word made from common short words. Across clues include Door rug Fronte Sesame plant Aloe Age obstruction of a stream Wigwam Wooly surface of cloth Toward sea Noise Doves home Gleeful Compartment of an electric switchboard Director Pale To become exhausted Field Exclamation of sorrow Ocean To close with wax To strip To twirl Growing out Wanderer To tell To make reparation Vertical clues cover Female title of courtesy To degrade One who trains animals Obese Elderly Headlike in form.
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Wanderer
Crossword Clue Word List Summary
A list of crossword style clues with numbers and terse prompts like Opposite of odd To observe Task Angry Species terms and phrases including Vessel Vehicle Heron and depart.
Help Wanted Note From a Bruntette
A fragmented note mentions secrecy about someone named 0 W and avoiding notice. The writer asks the recipient to keep quiet about a plan, references poke salad, and mentions a brunette preference with a telephone number fragment.
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0. W
Reward proposals spark debate on bankers and crime
Mr Tack questions funding for a dead-bank robber reward and urges equal penalties for corrupt bankers and higher ups. Pettigrew agrees yet blames a system that acquitted Harry Sinclair, suggesting crooked deals would yield millions.
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Mr. Tack
Mapes
T. Pettigrew
Harry Sinclair
Amarillo social world views and a working man's claim
In Amarillo a local electrician W C Wy Song writes about Mrs E C Thompson and Mrs L D Thompson praising their social standing and willingness to speak with working men. The piece contrasts rich and poor, urging others to emulate the Thompsons. Separate AP item notes Newark Newark small train story about Walter Johnson’s son joining Millburn Triers challenging Maplewood Maples.
Waddill Celebrates Twentieth Year in Amarillo
George M. Waddill long served as school tax collector and school board secretary arriving in Amarillo twenty years ago. He became a longtime resident, worked with several firms, and operated in business. Early in San Jacinto he and W. W. Lynch ran the first streetcar line using gas motor power before switching to electric cars.
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George M. Waddill
Amarillo
Waddill
Hines
Wadditt
San Jacinto
Taylor Street
W. W. Lynch
Waddill's Amarillo roots span franchises and public service
Mr Waddill who owned the franchise and several buses remained in charge as motor bus service expanded. He was appointed secretary of the school board in March 1924 and has served continuously, with a new two year term expiring in 1920. He married Mellie Lynch at Hamilton Texas and moved to Amarillo when his son George M Waddill Jr was a six week old baby. He recalls the rain on arrival when streets were unpaved and boats were common. He has also led the Polk Street Methodist church as superintendent for three years.
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C. J. Shell
Santa Fe Connuctor
Lincoln Street
Shell
Amarillo
Texas
The
Globe
Mr. Shell
Waddill
Mellie Lynch
Hamilton
George M. Waddill
Texas Tech College
Lubbock
Polk Street Methodist Church
Expect Jury Report Today in Negro Case
Henry Lark a negro indicted with two white men for robbery with firearms faces jury deliberations after counsel addressed the panel. Barnhill has already received an eight year sentence. Patten’s trial comes later in District Criminal Court following luncheon.
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Henry Lark
Roy Barnhill
Riley Patten
Lark
Barnhill
Patten
Civic Club Mother's Day Program Draws Near-Perfect Attendance
The American Business club held its annual Mother’s Day program at the Amarillo hotel at noon despite bad weather. Almost all members attended with their mothers or guests. Prizes were awarded for the oldest and youngest mother present. Roy Britain chaired the permanent program committee.
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The
American Business Club
Amarillo Hotel
Roy Britain
Bus Hearings At Lubbock Postponed To May 17
Twenty eight motor bus applications originally scheduled for May 15 in Lubbock are postponed to May 17 due to the state railroad commission’s inability to sit in Lubbock on the original date. The announcement came Thursday from Austin.
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Austin
Lubbock
State Railroad Commission
Burglar Disturbs Quiet of Room Here
Miss Ruth Davis at 407 1 2 West Eleventh Street reported a burglar disturbed her quiet night by entering a back room after lifting a window screen. He did not know she was in the house and fled in a visibly agitated state.
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Ruth Davis
West Eleventh Street
The Fighting Optimist Hearts Courage in Battle
A 1928 Edgar A. Guest poem extols the fighting optimist who keeps grit and resolve when duty calls. It contrasts cheerful bravado with the serious tasks of righting wrongs and standing firm, praising the man who smiles after victory but settles his chin to fight when needed.
Market reports show fluctuating cattle and lamb prices
Receipts of cattle and sheep varied as market activity remained uneven. Slaughter steers and yearlings traded mixed with prices around 11.50 to 15.00 per cwt for various weights while spring lambs hovered near 16.00 to 17.50, with midweek bidding showing steadiness in strong lots and lighter demand for lighter stock.
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BBC Ibs
Simazhter
New Orleans Cotton Market Reacts to Rain Forecasts
The New Orleans cotton market opened irregular and eased on light losses in early trades. Prices rallied to session highs after forecasts of showers and cooler weather in the belt, with July rising to 21.21 cents and October to 21.00, before easing slightly from the top as selling appeared.
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New York
Associated Press
Texas
Liverpool
West Texas
Commission House
New Orleans
Water level at Bivins Lake rises slightly after rain
Bay Edinburg city water works superintendent inspected the dam at Bivins Lake this morning and found only a slight rise in the water level. A further small increase is expected within eight hours as floodwater from Wildorado district reaches the area.
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Bay Edinburg
City Water Works
Bivins Lake
Wildorado
Daughter Born to Globe-News Family
Mr and Mrs C H Rucker announce the birth of a daughter at 11 o clock this morning. The newborn arrived at Northwest Texas hospital where both mother and child are reported to be in good condition. The father works in the mechanical department of the Globe News.
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Myre Farend
Ira Hil
Kathryn Carver
Doris Godwin
Peria
Kathryn
Adolphe Menjou
Filme
Amaritie
China
Tock
von Boat
Terk
Jim
Henry
Wolks
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Pieres Streets
Mortie
Lollapalooza
H. B. Birkes
Mr. Birkes
Mr. Wirkes
Chow Ramehes
Ville
Wirkes
Wichita Palle
Rowe Bowers
Pie Witt
Oakee
Alee
Just Kids Mafety Club
Thompson
Lewis Ab Sones
Dean Meteley
Ide Caldwell
Eddie Bare
Tommy
Chase Trust
Mre. Morton
Tare
Vernor Carnival
Brune
Loos
Chine
Benk
B. T
Diz Ziners
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Squitzel
Altus, Oklahoma
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Globe Office
Just Kids Safety Club
Mrs. Thompsons
Mr. Bragmae Tack
Mre. L. D
Mra. Ge
United States
Jil
E. C. Thompson
Newark
N. J
Walter Johnson
Big Train
Millburn Terriers
Maplewood Maples
MR. Waddill
Civic Club
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Edgar A. Guest
Brchers
Wright Aeronautica
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Flectric
Allied Chemical
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Omnes
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Perate
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California
White Rock
Chandler-Cleveland
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James E. Bennett & Co
Pure Il Producers & Refiners Radio Cor. of America
Pears, Roebuck & Co
Shell Union
Simms Petroleum Sinclair Cons
Skelly Oi
the Southern Pacific
Southern Baiteny Stewert-Warner
Vette Studebaker
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Pacific
Texas Pacific Coal & Oil
Atetes
Yan Victor
Louisiana
Poultry Alive
Associated Pre
New York Federal Reserve Bank
Chicago Grain Tableett & Co
James E
Reton
Orci
Globe-News
Panhandle
Polk
Dial
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